That's why the FDA and USDA are currently asking the food industry and the general public for their input on how these food date labels are used and how they're interpreted. The agencies say it's ...

Many consumers believe date labels indicate when packaged foods are ... the agency is just gathering information and will use the input it receives "to inform any next steps on date labeling." ...

But many consumers don’t realize that – and this rampant confusion over what date labels mean leads to a lot of wasted food and money. That’s why the FDA and USDA are currently asking the food ...